Sharon Haver

Thanks for reading my post! I'm Style Expert + Success Strategist for women entrepreneurs helping you and your business get out there so you can attract the high-level clients you want. All my tips come from my real world professional experience. As a bootstrapping entrepreneur with a business degree in Marketing and a graduate of an extensive amount of business and personal development programs and high-level masterminds, my advice is based on how I successfully run my online business since 1999. Previously to be being the founder of FocusOnStyle.com, I was a well-known New York fashion stylist on major photo shoots for 15 years, where I styled everything from Vogue covers to advertising campaigns for cheesy products that I made look so good that you would actually want to buy them. I've also had a syndicated newspaper fashion advice column and featured in lots of media. Learn more...  About Sharon Haver | Press Clips | Start Here | Work With Me Let's get social... Facebook  |  Twitter   |   Instagram   |   Pinterest   |  YouTube

Making Hairstory: First Hairstyle Impressions

Making Hairstory: First Hairstyle Impressions Plus, Celebrity Hairstylist Tips To Curb Frizz, Conquer Baldness, and Make The Mos Plus, Celebrity Hairstylist Tips To Curb Frizz, Conquer Baldness, and Make The Most Of What You've Got Dear Big Top:If family and friends keep bugging you about the same thing either you areA) involved with a bunch of nosey nuisances or,B) they really want everything for you and you best start listening a little- the choice is yours. There are plenty of people that would prefer to snooze behind the wheel of their appearance-- particularly about their hairstyle if they feel that its upkeep is out of their control. But, that's a big mistake according to the Yale University First Impressions and

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FUSS-FREE HAIR IS STYLISHLY SWEPT AWAY

FUSS-FREE HAIR IS STYLISHLY SWEPT AWAY Or, The Scrunchie's Last Stand Or, The Scrunchie's Last Stand Q. Is a scrunchie attractive? A. Not on your life. Q. Does a scrunchie serve a purpose? A. Absolutely, it quickly, easily, and inexpensively ties hair back and off your face and neck. Q. Where are scrunchies usually found? A. Clumped up in a ball at the bottom of our purse, back of the glove compartment, or in that odds and ends drawer mixed in with an assemblage of MIA keys, expired coupons, one lone earring, and possibly a tube of Chapstick that's missing its cap. Q. What would a woman of style say when asked about a scrunchie? A. "Oh, remember them." Q.

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THE TRAVELIN’ BOOGY-WOOGIE STRESS BUSTING SURVIVAL GUIDE…

THE TRAVELIN' BOOGY-WOOGIE STRESS BUSTING SURVIVAL GUIDE... Tips To Remain Calm, Collected, and Beautiful Tips To Remain Calm, Collected, and Beautiful Sweet sister of strenuous familial baggage, your only defense is a well thought out offence to conquer the travelin' boogy-woogies and soar above the mindless riff-raff rants of those relatives who are too absorbed in their own woe begotten inertia to say anything positive. Look at it this way, at least they care enough about you to rally in their two-cents worth of left-handed compliments and intrusive questionings. Knowing their personalities, you'd probably feel ostracized if they clammed up. Between your ego-elevating affirmations and gulps of rehydrating H2O, boost yourself with some feel-good treats before you set out on

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Think Pink…

Think Pink... Shop for a Cure October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month--2003 hop for a Cure October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month--2003 [img205|left]. National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations (NABCO). Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization. Cancer.gov - Breast Cancer . SHARE: Breast Cancer Support Groups. Cancer Care. Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Archive Breast Cancer Awareness Coverage:.2004.2002.2001.2000

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FASHIONSPEAK- A Dictionary of Style Talk for Fashion Buzz Words

FASHION SPEAK: A dictionary of fashion buzz words A DICTIONARY OF STYLE, talk the fashion talk Whew! I'm just all over (finished, kaput) fashion speak -it can be exhausting. Yes, my girly (feminine) glutton for glamour, the batwing (akin to dolman, we'll explain later) sleeve rules for kicking (baby has legs) fashion insiders (the ones that get the latest poop before you). Like the poncho of last fall, this fad (perish the thought) is absolutely right now and will be O.O.D. (my lingo for out of date) before the season is over. So best get it soon, before the masses take it on and no person in their full fashionable mind would bother with something so five minutes ago (a

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Super Thin Women and Vanity Sizing, finding your correct size

SUPER-THIN WOMEN DROP OFF THE SIZE SCALES Well, I guess that depends on where you are shopping. The angel of fashion sure knows I certainly grumble in my dreams every time I only see size 2 leather pants dramatically reduced on a sale rack. In case someone missed the column that you are referring to, it was about Vanity Sizing. That's when some companies feel it is psychologically better for the consumer to wear a smaller size, so they downsize their sizes. Typically, in this 'be thin' society, a designer garment will be cut larger than a chain store garment, career-type clothes are usually cut fuller than ones in the contemporary department.... when you spend mucho money on clothing, the

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Spring fashion trends to update your wardrobe… Spring fashion trends to update your wardrobe…

Spring fashion trends to update your wardrobe... Dress tips for what you'll really want to wear into summer Dress tips for what you'll really want to wear into summer Dear Sharon: I spent the last rainy weekend weeding out all the clothes from my closet that I will never wear again. Now, I’m left with well-fitting great basics, but I’m not a basic kind of girl. I love fashion forward styles, but don’t want to invest in something that looks tired next year. Help me fill the fashion holes in my wardrobe without breaking the bank and still look totally in style. –Looking for a Spring Fashion Fling (Tampa, FL) Dear Looking for a Spring Fashion Fling:  Invest in styles

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9-5 To Nighttime

9-5 To Nighttimeů How To Get 24-Hour Holiday Style How To Get 24-Hour Holiday Style Worse off, there's the lot that thinks "festive dress" means donning a sweater festooned with three-dimensional characters, glowing snowflakes, and Santa and his helpers leaping off their chest in a frenetic statement that screams, "I'm wearing this stupid sweater because I have no clue about style!" Not!!! All you need to do is add an element of formal to everyday clothing to master 24-hour holiday style. I've been inspired by something that Sarah Jessica Parker wore the other night as a panelist on The Art of Creation- rich red velvet blazer, white skinny t-shirt, black cigarette capris, and fabu heels. Basta! Clean tailored lines, simple

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Handbag trends to hold on to

Paring Down A Purse Fetish how much is too much   Dear Sharon: I have recently simplified my wardrobe and have a closet with everything I absolutely love. Suddenly, getting dressed is so easy. Now I need to do the same for my handbags. I presently own about 50 designer bags (Louis Vuitton, Longchamps, Coach, Chanel, Kate Spade, etc.) and it's a pain to store them. I want to simplify, but I am having a hard time. My question: How many handbags do you need for a great basic simple wardrobe? Before you answer, here's some info about me: I am a town and country style, mother of a four year old and one year old, so I favor large

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Bag It Off the Runway… GET NEXT YEAR’S LOOK NOW, FOR CHEAP!

the scoop on fashion-forward fake-its + trendy shopping hints Dear Sharon: My boyfriend recently split up with me. He wants to remain friends and has invited me to go with him to a music industry showcase event. The venue is fashionable, but quite bohemian, so I need an outfit that is sexy and cool, but not too dressy. My budget is not huge as I am a student at a drama college, but there will be people there I want to impress. Can you suggest any current trends that would be suitable? --- Cool IQ (Sidcup, Kent, U.K.) Dear Cool IQ: Wanna know a real secret to blow them away? It's all in the styling, girlfriend. Forget about current trends, fake next year's best things right now. As soon as

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Squash the Blue Suit- Lisa Ling’s tips on how to dress for success, the cool way

How to dress for success can get confusing, especially in a fashionably laid back industry. I reached out to Lisa Ling for some of her personal tips. The View's Lisa Ling Tips Us Off About WHAT TO WEAR FOR A JOB INTERVIEW IN A CASUAL INDUSTRY Initial impressions count. In a flash, your total guise is snapped into a visual Polaroid. Sure, resume, personality, and communication skills all are part of the final hiring decision, but nothing can wipe out that first instant recall from someone's memory. And, your style of dress is key. I asked Lisa Ling, co-host of The View and Dryel spokesperson what her thoughts are about dressing to impress in a fashionably laid back industry. After

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Swimsuit Shopping 101… Learn what it takes to look better almost naked

Learn what it takes to look better almost naked Dear Sharon: Ugh!!! I'm about to go away on an overdo vacation but after a day of swimsuit shopping, I'm starting to think that my body is best off staying home and under wraps! I really didn't think my figure was sooo bad until a "trying" day under the fluorescent glare of a dressing room's light. Now, I feel like a stumpy, lumpy misfit. How can I find a swimsuit that makes me look great? -- Wants To Be In The Swim Dear In The Swim: Honey, the brutal, unforgiving fluorescent glare of a dressing room could probably make Jennifer Lopez look like yesterday's cuchifritos. Then again, direct sunlight can be pretty nasty too when it comes to unveiling imperfections.So when

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MADONNA A GO GO… A Fashion Marriage of Style and Substance- how to get the look

MADONNA A GO GO... A Fashion Marriage of Style and Substance- how to get the look. Just when a trend seems to sprout from the underbelly of the hippest fringe cliques, Madame Madonna grabs that look and tweaks it in a way that she looks to die for and the edginess of the trend is now swallowed up in mainstream culture. That my diva wannabes, is marketing genius: Giving the public what they crave before they even know they want it. The moral of the cowgirl trend or any other trend that Madonna picks up is will this be right on you? Madonna is smart enough to know not to repeat herself but that doesn't mean you cannot give it

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